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COVID-19 Update: Dear Applicants and Potential Participants,

Beginning January 1, 2023 Conservation Legacy will no longer require COVID-19 vaccination for members, staff or volunteers.

COVID-19 vaccinations are still highly recommended and encouraged by the organization, and we will closely monitor the national picture as well as our own trends and protocols as we continue to navigate the pandemic.

In Service,

Conservation Legacy and Program Staff

Crew Leader

Southwest Conservation Corps’ Crew Leaders perform many roles and are the key to our program’s success. The position is multi-faceted and demanding, but with opportunity for enormous rewards. Successful candidates will demonstrate resourcefulness, effective communication skills, excellent judgement, maturity, initiative, professionalism, and the desire to devote themselves to a crew experience where the needs of others are placed above oneself. The Crew Leader position requires, mentorship, patience, technical aptitude, focus on efficiency, and a high level of comfort in the outdoors. Crew Leaders are ultimately responsible for successes and short-comings of the crew.

AmeriCorps Crew Leader Development Program

Based in Durango and Salida, the Crew Leader Development Program engages members with some previous experience to complete a variety of conservation projects while also receiving training and certifications to help prepare them for leadership roles with SCC or other conservation corps.

Youth Leadership • Four Corners & Los Valles Regions

Position TitleLocationDatesApplication
Youth Crew LeaderDurango, COMarch 27 – August 11, 2023, OR November 17, 2023; start date flexible on case-by-case basis Apply here!
Youth Crew Leader Development Program (CLDP)Durango, COMarch 27 – August 11, 2023, OR November 17, 2023; start date flexible on case-by-case basis Apply here!
Youth Crew LeaderSalida, CO or Alamosa, COMarch 27 - August 18, 2023; start date flexible on case-by-case basisApply here!
Youth Crew Leader Development Program (CLDP)Salida, CO or Alamosa, COMarch 27 - mid August OR Nov 3, 2023; start date flexible on case-by-case basis Apply here!
Four Corners Indigenous Youth Crew Leader Development Program (CLDP)Durango, COMarch 27th – August 11th, 2023 OR November 17th, 2023; start date flexible on case-by-case basisApply here!

Adult Leadership • Four Corners & Los Valles Regions


Position TitleLocationDatesApplication
Field Supervisor Salida, COMarch 13, 2023 – October 27, 2023 Position Filled!
Field Supervisor – Leaders of Color/Alamosa Adult CrewsSalida, COFebruary 27, 2023 – November 3, 2023Position filled!
Leaders of Color Crew LeadSalida, COApril 3, 2023 – October 27, 2023Apply here!
Crew Leader
Salida, CO or Alamosa, COMarch 27 - Nov 3, 2023Apply here!
Crew Leader Development Program (CLDP)Salida, CO or Alamosa, COMarch 27 - Nov 3, 2023Apply here!
Crew LeaderDurango, COMarch 27 - Nov 18, 2023Apply here!
Crew Leader Development Program (CLDP)Durango, COMarch 27 - Nov 18, 2023Apply here!
QUEER Crew LeaderDurango, COMarch 27 - Nov 18, 2023Apply here!
Women's+ Crew LeaderDurango, COMarch 27 - Nov 18, 2023Apply here!
Women's+ Crew LeaderSalida, COApril 3 - Oct 27, 2023Apply here!

Veterans Leadership • Four Corners & Los Valles Regions

Position TitlePosition LocationDatesApplication
Veterans Fire Corps Crew Leader Durango, COJanuary 9 - March 24, 2023 (with option to extend through November)Apply here!
Veterans Fire Corps Crew LeaderSalida, COMarch 27 – October 27, 2023Apply here!
Veterans Fire Corps Crew Leader Development Program (CLDP)Salida, COMarch 27 – October 28, 2023Apply here!

Adult Leadership - Small Teams

Position TitlePosition LocationDates Application
San Juan National Forest, Pagosa Ranger District, Wilderness Crosscut Lead
Durango, COMarch 27 – August 25, 2023 (option to extend to November) Apply here!
Santa Fe National Forest, Outdoor Recreation Management, Crew Leader Durango, COMarch 27 – August 25, 2023 (option to extend to November) Apply here!
San Juan National Forest, Rangeland Management, Crew LeaderDurango, COMarch 27 – August 11, 2023 (option to extend to November)  Apply here!
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Noxious Weeds Management, Crew LeaderDurango, COMarch 27 – August 25, 2023 (option to extend to November)  Apply here!

Watershed and Ecological Monitoring Crew Leaders

Position TitleLocationDatesApplication
Watershed Strike Team Crew LeaderDurango, COMarch 20 - Nov 3, 2023Apply here!
Crew Lead: Ecological MonitoringLas Cruces, NMASAP or July 3, 2023 - February 23, 2024 or June 28, 2024 Apply here!
Crew Lead: Ecological MonitoringMontrose, CO ASAP or April 3rd, 2023 - March 29th, 2024 Apply here!